L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Mr. Cocker HCAW 7-6
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Vince Rooi scored the winning run in a 7-6 victory by L&D Amsterdam over Mr. Cocker HCAW on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth. Moments earlier a passed ball had led to the tying run by Sidney de Jong. HCAW had taken a 6-5 lead in the top of the frame thanks to RBIs by Laurens Dammers, Adrian Anthony and Michael Pluijmers. Rob Cordemans (AMS) struck out ten in seven innings, allowing five hits, three runs (1 ER) and two bb. Roger Luque (HCA), who gave up six hits, four runs (2 ER) and five walks in 6 2/3 innings of relief, had replaced Mr. Cocker’s starter Robin van Eis after a RBI triple by Nick Urbanus in the second. Al Morales received the win, Kyle Ward the loss.
ADO – Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-2 (10)
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The matchup between ADO and Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam didn’t found a winner thanks to the curfew rule for evening games in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Sparta/Feyenoord took a 2-0 lead in the top of the seventh when Percy Isenia scored on a throwing error and Sape Wagenaar singled in a run. But ADO came back, cutting the deficit in a half in the eighth and evening the score on a sac fly by Patrick Wabbijn in the bottom of the ninth. Neither team scored another run in the tenth and the first tie of the 2010 season in the Netherlands was in the books. Rudy Seebus (SPA) issued five hits and six walks in seven scoreless innings. Ludwin Obispo (ADO) conceded six hits, two runs (1 ER) and a bb in 6 1/3 innings.
DOOR Neptunus – Almere Magpies 2-0
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DOOR Neptunus improved to 26-1 for the 2010 season with a 2-0 shutout against the Almere Magpies on Thursday. Dushan Ruzic (W) went the distance, allowing just four hits in nine dominant innings, striking out twelve. He lowered his ERA for the season to 0.73. Danny Rombley and Jeffrey Arends drove in the two lone runs of the ninth with RBI singles in the third. Roy Beems (L) surrendered five hits, two runs and three bb in five innings.
Corendon Kinheim – Konica Minolta Pioniers 3-0
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Corendon Kinheim solidified second place in the Hoofdklasse standings with a 3-0 shutout over the Konica Minolta Pioniers. David Bergman (W) struck out eleven batters in 7 2/3 scoreless innings. He issued six hits and three walks. Jurjen van Zijl (L) lost the pitcher’s duel, giving up nine hits, two runs and a bb in seven innings. Kinheim took the lead on a sac fly by Rodney Michel in the sixth. Rene Cremer added two more runs to the scoreboard with a sac fly in the seventh and a RBI single in the eighth.
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